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Show WERE ALL MEN OF GENIUS Darwin Family Probably the Most Famous on Record In the Annals of England. Events have called attention onco more ' to the wonderful Darwin family, perhaps most fertile ln genius of all the families of England. Dr. Erasmus Darwin, born in 1731, was a physician, poet, philosopher, and member of the Iloyal society. His son, Dr. Hobert Darwin, was a physician of very high standing and one of the earliest preachers of temperance. tem-perance. Robert Darwin's son was Charles Darwin, author 'of the "Origin of Species," and unquestionably the greatest man of science of the nineteenth nine-teenth century. Charles Darwin left Ave sons. The oldest did not become famous The second son, however, George Howard Darwin, who died tho other day, was one of the foremost astronomers ln Europe. Tho third son, Francis Darwin, Is author, physician, and has been presl-dent presl-dent of the British association for tho advancement of sclenco. The fourth son, MaJ. Leonard Darwin Dar-win of tho Royal engineers, haB been president of the Royal Geographical socloty, and is now the head of the Eugenics Education society. Tho fifth son, Horace Darwin, Is president of the Cambridge Scientific Instrument company, and member of tho advisory committeo on military aeronautics. Threo of these men have sons of their own. The name and fame of Darwin are not likely to fall. By his second wlfo, old Erasmus Darwin became the grandfather of Francis Oalton, founder of the science of eugenics. The annals of British science would be sadly defaced If the work of the Darwin breed were lost. Oeorge L. Knapp In Chicago Journal. |